"He told the stand-up comics of the show, 'let's see if this show continues beyond two episodes or I have to shut it down'. That made them nervous, but they decided to go ahead as per plan," says a source.

Talking about the star's last outing 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', the comedian's team — Krushna Abhishek, Bharti Singh, Karan Wahi and Sudesh Lehri — said that people in Pakistan were happy when Salman went to reunite the little girl with her parents there because he did it so peacefully, unlike Sunny Deol's 'Gadar' act which saw him ripping out hand pumps, hitting people and creating havoc for a reunion with his wife and son.

A unit hand says, "Salman remarked with a smile, 'Even if I don't shut the show down, I am sure Sunny Deol will'. Everything was said and done in jest and all the actors took it in their stride."